How do you get your fix?

[the reel ess]

1 minute ago, soflabasser said:

I live in South Florida where there is not much cold weather so I tend to fish almost every single weekend of ''winter'' we have. Last weekend I caught lots of largemouth bass, peacock bass, and other fish and I plan on fishing this weekend as well. I would ice fish if I was living in northern states, especially for muskie, northern pike, and lake trout.

Ice fishing is on my bucket list.

[J Francho]

I stream fish for steelhead.

 

[soflabasser]

Just now, the reel ess said:

Ice fishing is on my bucket list.

Its been on my bucket list for years as well @the reel ess. I see that you are from South Carolina, you live in a very beautiful state. I have fished there before and plan on going there again in the near future.

[Hawkeye21]

Here in Iowa I go trout fishing in order to get my fix.  I've never been a fan of ice fishing partially because it's too cold and because I suck at it.  I really enjoy fishing in the winter because it allows me to fish open water, I'm moving so I stay warm and because not many other people do it.  It's very peaceful.

[slonezp]

On 1/1/2018 at 10:41 AM, 12poundbass said:

That really suck! I say yank them all out and start over or just gum away at tender steaks from now on. 

The tooth is now gone. Just had it pulled. Im at the pharmacy waiting for pain meds. They refunded the money for the root canal and are paying for a specialist to do the implant 

[JustJames]

I plan to finish my honey do list by the time bass start moving in. Mostly only plant a few fruit trees, cherries persimmon and jujube, 11 hybrid tree roses, set up new drip line for all tree, build some type of gate to block my dogs from jumping down the street and build a firewood rack. And now this happen influenza type A since Sunday.

[12poundbass]

9 hours ago, slonezp said:

The tooth is now gone. Just had it pulled. Im at the pharmacy waiting for pain meds. They refunded the money for the root canal and are paying for a specialist to do the implant 

Dang! It's good that It's gone but now the tooth saga continues. I've never had an implant but I can't imagine they feel too good either. On the bright side it's not costing you a dime except pain, if that's any consolation. 

[Oregon Native]

10 hours ago, slonezp said:

The tooth is now gone. Just had it pulled. Im at the pharmacy waiting for pain meds. They refunded the money for the root canal and are paying for a specialist to do the implant 

ow....ow....ow....ow

8 hours ago, JustJames said:

I plan to finish my honey do list by the time bass start moving in. Mostly only plant a few fruit trees, cherries persimmon and jujube, 11 hybrid tree roses, set up new drip line for all tree, build some type of gate to block my dogs from jumping down the street and build a firewood rack. And now this happen influenza type A since Sunday.

Lifted

[the reel ess]

On 1/3/2018 at 4:54 PM, soflabasser said:

Its been on my bucket list for years as well @the reel ess. I see that you are from South Carolina, you live in a very beautiful state. I have fished there before and plan on going there again in the near future.

SC is a pretty good state, all things considered. Cost of living and climate are nice. people are friendly. I have often thought I'd love to live in FL because you can fish year round and the bass are huge. It's still in the south, which I don't think I ever want to move away from. The only thing that bothers me is the hurricanes. The wife and I have discussed where we might want to move when our daughter goes away to college and we're retired. That's hopefully less than 8 years away. She likes the coast so probably somewhere on the coast of SC, GA or the east of FL.

[fishballer06]

Organized my Rage baits this weekend by type (Menace/baby menace, craw/baby craw, bug/magnum bug) and color. I also created a chart with my current inventory so I can keep track throughout the year. 

 

90 total packs of baits. Don't judge me. 

 

[Choporoz]

Reel maintenance and tackle organization, mostly.

 

My wife is another who is very understanding and generous about giving me time on the water....that said, it still pays for me to build up some good credit while the water's hard

[The Bassman]

We finally got above freezing after two weeks of near and below zero.  I'm off today so doing some driveway fishing.  No hits yet but getting a few looks.

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, The Bassman said:

We finally got above freezing after two weeks of near and below zero.  I'm off today so doing some driveway fishing.  No hits yet but getting a few looks.

I can relate ~ 

A-Jay

[nascar2428]

4 hours ago, The Bassman said:

We finally got above freezing after two weeks of near and below zero.  I'm off today so doing some driveway fishing.  No hits yet but getting a few looks.

I just came in from the backyard. Got a solid hour in on a new baitcaster. Not one backlash nor snag. Felt good to be doing something productive. 

[The Bassman]

1 hour ago, nascar2428 said:

I just came in from the backyard. Got a solid hour in on a new baitcaster. Not one backlash nor snag. Felt good to be doing something productive. 

 

 

You ever notice how much better they cast at home with a practice plug than they do in the real world?

[Scarborough817]

Started re organizing and labeling all my boxes 

 

[BCline]

When it gets unseasonably cold, I put on a long sleeve shirt or maybe a light jacket and go fishing.  

 

Gotta love South Florida!

[papajoe222]

I hold off on organizing the tackle and most of the prep stuff until a couple of weeks before the season. Until then, I tie a few dozen hair jigs, build at least one rod for myself and one or two for friends/family.  A few years back I took up reloading and between that and shooting, I've kept the bait monkey off my back.  Problem is, reloading equipment is a lot more costly than a few trips to BPS and TW. 

[Porkrind]

So far this winter I’ve been buying a bunch of equipment and pouring/injecting my own lures for this up and coming season.

[geo g]

I live in south Florida, so the fishing never stops for long.  The only thing that keeps me off the water is wind.  More then 15 constant keeps the boat in the garage.  I then hit one of the eight lakes that surround my neighborhood.  I just fish from the bank.  At least 250 to 300 days a year fishing.

[Koz]

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How do you get your fix?

 

I live in SC so I have done a little bit of fishing this winter despite the unusual cold outside. But the bite has been ridiculously bad around here for fishing off of the banks. Fishing slow, fast, big baits, finesse baits, and not much of anything. But the good news is that the pre-spawn gorging usually starts in February.

 

So to get my fix I've been playing some Fishing Planet on my PC grinding away on catching Walleye in the NY lake to upgrade gear and fish for largemouth in the FL lake. Not as good as the real thing, but it'll have to do.

[Scott F]

Winter is a busy time for me. I volunteer for my fishing club so this time of year, I’m working our booth at the fishing shows and I’m organizing our annual fundraiser where we raise money for our conservation work. I need some warm weather so I can take a break from the club activities and go fishing!

On 1/3/2018 at 10:26 PM, JustJames said:

I plan to finish my honey do list by the time bass start moving in. Mostly only plant a few fruit trees, cherries persimmon and jujube, 11 hybrid tree roses, set up new drip line for all tree, build some type of gate to block my dogs from jumping down the street and build a firewood rack. And now this happen influenza type A since Sunday.

Are you in the witness protection program or something? Two pictures of you, this and your avatar,  and you are wearing a mask in both of them. Coincidence? Or are you hiding from someone?  ??

[J._Bricker]

If I don’t feel hooking up the boat and going fishing... I turn to what y’all do as well, Bass Resource, Western Bass, Tackle Warehouse, DVR’d fishing shows or videos. Then I’ll go retry some gear for my next fishing trip. And yes, I do feel blessed I can fish year round.